Primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Primary energy use per person was 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 168,400 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36,218 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,218 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 51,316 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,872 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,742 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,826 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 54,972 kilowatt-hours per person | 86,472 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,999 kilowatt-hours per person | 90,186 kilowatt-hours per person | 162,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 131,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person | 116,362 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 116,115 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 Kuwait 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Oman 87,463 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 14 Canada 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Primary energy use per person in Trinidad and Tobago was 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 168,400 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,218 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary energy use per person?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.